Burner



R. w. WIEDERWAX.

BURNER. APJLI'CATION FILED AUG. Il. 1920. 1,405,242, PatentedJan.31,1922.

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ROBERT W. WIEnERWAX-,for ATLANTIC CITY,YNEW1JNRSEY, AssIGNoR, BY DIRECTAND MEsNEAssICNMENTs-To GEIsT MANUFACTURING YCo CITY, lNew JERSEY, 'ACORPORATION vor- DELAWARE.

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Be it knownthat A1,. ROBERTl `W. :VIEDR- WAX, la citizen ofthe VUnitedStates, residing 'at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and Stateof New 'Jerseyfhave lin- Iv'ented Certain new and useful Improvements inBurners, of which the lfellowing is a specification.

1 This in'ri'ention relates to burners, and it vcomprisesl a fuel tankor Container,k a burner or burnerseonneoted'to saidjuel tank, eachof'said burners inoludilng ay plurality 'of pas sages,perforatedjwallsseparating said passages, a wick 'arranged in one .jo'lsaidpas sages, Ineanseonneoted to one saidpassages for Collecting vaporsand returning `them to fthe fuel containerhigniting means for saidburners'and means for regulating saidburn'ers.'` t @l 1 'j In thelpresent inuention, haye produced a device espeeiallylsuitab'leorheatingthe circulating, Cooling' water of internal'CombustionengivnesI-toprevefnt freezing in vcold weatheizl# j Y' f y*The 'y nvent'ion 'further comprises a vnovel type oilmrner including avpllufality of pas "sages separated Troni 'each other by perforatedwalls: lhefupper portion of the wiCk is arranged 'infone of said'passages the bottom of said .passage beingl Closedand the lower end o'fthe wink/*passing through a slot orfopen'i'ng in the perforated wall andthe fuel tankvThe.second passage isjeniployed orthe ColleCt-ion ofvapors produced ,by vaporization f of thel fuel A-befoife reaches' the.end ofthe wick, the ANapors so collected being deliverednto ajppe.whenoe' the;7V are returned tofthe uel'tankfand oondensed. ,The pro onof nie-ans for' Vcollectin vapors former before,thefiuellireaohes theend of Athe wiokprerents overheating.

I Referring to thejdrawings,theburner cornprises a.` h ousin or plate Gadapted lto be secured to the front of a radiator of a motor vehicle,The housing is Closed on both ends,

(the W1@ fr' in the pm orated wallto. the other passager. 4 whiohisnrovided ywith an .opening .at the specificatie-11i ofLettersyrar'e'ntv.- ".PatelrtedjJall..131;"1922. "Ap'pnqatinmea AugustY11,1920,"lsefiallN'q.A623451] v Y' Vbolts '7 passingthro'ugh a. supportthe bolts 60 being pro-Yidedl Qwith "suitable" fastening Aineans- (notThe housing is provid- :1Q ed with a flangefl() (seeFigu-resl and`2),ex-

:tending around the Afour sides where the housing isjseeured to`asupport and( this lHarige is; provided k' with Aa groovel ll for the greoeption of suitable" 'packing to prevent i leakageof productsy oflCombustion passing A.

fende 4Figures l and @ne of these extensions proridedwith a lill-ingcapll which`-may fb@ liroridedwith a suitable vent-or opening for"esca-pe 'of vapors, l Theff ful. tank. is v provided with a y plurality'f Clips 16 havother fastening elements 1T whereby it: is 80 seltfuredto the housing. 4 "ll'lrll'floasings18,areeonneoted to the fuel, AankandeXtend upwardly into the housing.`

'iloyed in Connection with a heater o this 85 Al plurality of liftablenumberl `offburners may be erin tvnar ln the` drawings, l have shown a'pa-1r ofburners arranged near each end 'o'fL .the fuel tankfbvutany'hotherr arrangement vmaybe employed."v As shown, v each ofthe bi neneasings:eloinprises'` plurality of pas- 90 'sagesfseparatedf fromy eachVother vby perfo- V ted'wal/lis"11:9E 'Y A.. wick 20 is arranged one ofthe'selpassagesl, thenp'per end of the wink passagebeing open. The,lowerend of Assa-geile closed 4and the lower end* 95 ky is Ypassedthrough a slot 21 lbottoin eomniuiiieating'with. the rfuel tank.

I Tlre second passage 22 `provides meansfor 100 collecting any vaporsformedby Evaporization of the-fuel before itreaohes the, tip'of` Q'th'ewiok.. Theselpa'ssages ofthe burners are 'Conner/ted? to `each other byA'pipes 23 and `to 1the egftensonsotthe fuel tai'ik'gbypipes24 105"whereby Vthe Vaporized fuel maybe returned to the tank. Als the vaporsenter the tank, they are Condensed and may be used, later ITPANY or`ATLAIiITIC baek tofpeiniitliassagei i l A fel tankerl `Container 13,?is ar'ranged70 vvbje' 'ne a lil-the openfbottonio-thehousing, theVfheenk.bengfproyided-with,rex-I tensions 14, extending-upwardlyas'shownin as fuel. The provision of means for returning any vapors formedbefore the fuel reaches the top ofthe Wick prevents overheating andpermits moderate heating of the circulating Water of a coolingl systemWithout injury to the heater or to the radiator tubes.

Each of the burners is provided with an igniter consistingof anelectrode 25 mounted on a suitable insulating support 26. rlhe end ofthe electrode is arranged Vnear the tip of the burner and slightlyspaced from the burner casing. The electrode is connected to a suitablesource of electric enerOy, the other terminal of the electric D. circuitbeing grounded on the heater and furnishing a spark between theelectrode 25 Yand theJ burner casing whenY the circuit is closed toignite the burner. Each of the burners is provided With a regulatorconsisting of a substantially U-shaped member 27 having ears 28. Theseears are provided withl openings for the passage of a rod 29 on whichthe regulators are slidably mounted. The regulators are connected by aplate 30 having rack teeth 31 meshing' With a gear or pinion 32 mountedin a suitable supporting bracket 33. The pinionr is provided With anoperating shaft 34 which may eX- tend to any suitable point, such as thedash of the machine (not shown).V

The ends of the rhousing are provided with slots 35 adapted to receivethe pipes 24 through which excess vapor is returned tothe fuelcontainer. y in operation, the burners may be ignited at any time byenergizing the circuit passing through the igniters 25 to produce aspark andV light the vvick.= The burners may be regulated by moving theregulators 27 to cover or uncover any desired portion vof the burner andthus regulate the size of the flame. I

Then the burners are lighted, there is a `tendency of the fuel passingthrough the A22 and returned to the fuel tank by pipes 23 and 24, Wherethey are condensed. rl`he arrangement of the lower end of the Wick,extending through passage 22 andV slot 21, prevents the fuel fromsplashing into the 4burner casing. When the device is used on a motorvehicle, and the vehicle is traveling c over rough roads.

Any type of liquid fuel may be employed, but lf prefer the use ofalcohol, which permits ignition by an electric spark and because of itsgreater eiciency asa heating medium.

lt is to be understood that While l have described the preferredembodiment of my invention, various changes in the shape, size, andarrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from thespiritof the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, f claim:

1. A burner comprising a fuel tank, a burner casing arranged above thefuel tank, said-burner casing comprising a plurality of passages,perforated Walls separating said passages, one of said passages forminga Wick chamber, said Wick chamber being open at the top and the otherpassages being closed at the top, said Wick chamber being closed at thebottom, and one of the other passages being open communicating with thefuel tank, the Wall between said passage and said Wick chamber beingprovided With a slot, and a. Wick arranged in said Wick chamber passingthrough said slot and said opening into the fuel tank.

2. A burner comprising a Vfueltank, a

plurality of spaced burner casings arranged` adjacent said fuel tank,means Within,` each of said burner casings to collect vapors formed bypremature vaporiZation-of the fuel, and collecting meansconnected tosaid burner casings and to said fuel tank to return the vapors to thetank.

3. A. burner comprising a fuel tank, a plurality of spaced burnercasings arranged adjacent the fuel tank, each of said burner casingscomprising a plurality ofpassages separated from each other byperforated walls, a wick arranged in one of said passages, the otherpassages serving to collect vapors formed by premature"'vaporization ofthe fuel, and vapor collecting means connecting said passages of theburner rcasings and connected to said fuel tank.

4. A burner comprising a fuel tank, a plurality of spaced burner casingsarranged adjacent the fuel tank, means Within each of said burnercasings to Collect vapors formed by, premature vaporization of the fuel,and tubes connecting said burner casings and connected to said fueltankto return said vapors to the fuel tank.

5. A burner comprising a fuel tank,4 a plurality of burner casingsarranged adjacent the fuel tank, eachV of said burner casings comprisinga plurality of passages, per- 4forated Walls separating said passages, a

Wick arranged in one of said passagesfthe other passages serving to,collect vapors formed by premature vaporization of the fuel, and tubesconnecting said passages and connected to said fuel tank to return saidvapors to the fuel tank.

ln testimony whereof l aiiix my signature.

ROBERT W. WltEDERl/VAX,

